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Old cordage past its useful service life as lines aboard ship. The strands of old junk were teased apart in the process called picking oakum.
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Members of a ship's company not required to serve watches. These were in general specialist tradesmen such as the carpenter and the sailmaker.
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Moment at dawn where, from some point on the mast, a lookout can see above low lying mist which envelops the ship.
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Navigational instrument showing the direction of the vessel in relation to the Earth's geographical poles or magnetic poles. Commonly consists of a magnet aligned with the Earth's magnetic field, but other technologies have also been developed, such as the gyrocompass.
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Material applied to a line or spar to prevent or reduce chafing. See Baggywrinkle.
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Measuring the accuracy in a ship's magnetic compass so its readings can be adjusted - often by turning the ship and taking bearings on reference points.
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